Table 9.

Variation of annual maximum and minimum temperature in Dire Dawa (1952–2015).

	Year	Average annual temp. (Max)	Average annual temp. (Min)	Mean annual temperature
Dire Dawa	1952	32.58	12.56	22.57
Dire Dawa	1955	31.69	18.03	24.86
Dire Dawa	1960	31.26	18.68	24.97
Dire Dawa	1965	31.22	18.19	24.70
Dire Dawa	1970	31.07	18.79	24.93
Dire Dawa	1975	31.26	18.79	25.02
Dire Dawa	1980	31.20	19.60	25.40
Dire Dawa	1985	31.21	19.14	25.17
Dire Dawa	1990	31.45	19.30	25.37
Dire Dawa	1995	32.36	19.33	25.85
Dire Dawa	2000	32.58	18.79	25.68
Dire Dawa	2005	32.93	19.19	26.06
Dire Dawa	2010	32.65	19.15	25.90
Dire Dawa	2015	33.00	18.43	25.71

Source: Computed based on raw data from National Metrology Agency (NMA) of Ethiopia.